I noticed that a lot of the time in anime/manga, they draw that one Caucasian character with blonde hair and blue/green eyes, that one Black character with their darkest brown color and big lips or that one Indian character that apparently can't be Indian unless he/she has the red or black dot on their forehead. So, to say it nicely, they don't leave any room for confusion. To say it bluntly, they have no qualms on overusing racial stereotypes. Heck, even the Chinese character usually has closed eyes, a long thin mustache and a pointy beard and knows kung fu. But have you ever seen a character that actually looks Japanese?

I've watched 50-60 different anime and I've seen maybe 3-4 characters that made me think ''Hmm... this guy actually looks Japanese... Kinda.'' The only one I remember right now is this ''not-even-sure-he-was-named'' guy from Slam Dunk

P.S: I'm not criticizing anyone of course, this is not a rant either. I know they use stereotypes everywhere, just look at Toshi (American Dad) or any Japanese character from Seth MacFarlane shows.

Hayato Kobayashi from the original Mobile Suit Gundam.
He's also the ONLY Japanese member of the original crew.
Dude be kinda lame in all honesty. That is UNTIL ZETA GUNDAM. 8 years after being the "extra" kid, he turns into the badass director of airplanes or something....he's pretty awesome later on. AND Japanese.
Unfortunately, when the 90's Gundams came around, every Gundam Pilot became Japanese AND they didn't look the part.

As a kid, perhaps 15 years old I believe

So he's 23 or something in this one? I don't know...he's too badass to be labeled by age, he's just Director Hayato, the badass leader of his own Plane-base

I'm not sure which particular nationality he is, but there's a clearly asian character in Baccano! working for the Daily Days. Most of the cast is American or European, and done in a typically 'anime' style, so in this case, it makes sense for the asian guy to be the one with noticeable features.